Thursday May 15, 2008

NetBeans Plugin Manager

Hi all,

A lot of people are using NetBeans 6.1 already, and I think you'll agree that the IDE has come a long way. NetBeans is much bigger than the product that ships: the Plugin Manager makes the IDE more powerful. It's easy to use and fast too.

The first time you visit the Plugin Manager (Tools > Plugins) you might be a little overwhelmed by the number of possibilities. The Plugin Manager has several tabs, each with its own function. The one you'll probably end up using the most often is Available Plugs.

Here you'll find a lit of all plugine you can install. It's like walking though a big department store, but it's all free. The search tool in the upper right=hand corner is great for filtering down the plugins to exactly what you want.

Select the plugin you want to install and click Install. You'll have to agree to terms and conditions, of course, and you might even have to restart the IDE, but when you're done, your already great IDE will be even greater.

If you've been doing any NetBeans 6.1 tutorials, you know that in order to do some tutorials you need to install certain plugins. If you haven't done any tutorials, check out the Plugin Manager first and get to know your way around.

Cheers!

--James

Posted by branajam ( May 15 2008, 02:00:53 PM CEST ) Permalink